New CAR-T cells offer on-demand control for cancer treatment

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLudwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer immunotherapy—that c

Updated on: November 09,2024

New CAR-T cells offer on-demand control for cancer treatment

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLudwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer immunotherapy—that c

Updated on:November 09,2024

Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

Updated on: October 21,2024

Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

Updated on:October 21,2024

Study identifies biomarker that may predict treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

by Keck School of Medicine of USCAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDCutting-edge cancer treatments like immunotherapy are offering new hope for patients, often in combination with mo

Updated on: January 29,2024

Study identifies biomarker that may predict treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

by Keck School of Medicine of USCAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDCutting-edge cancer treatments like immunotherapy are offering new hope for patients, often in combination with mo

Updated on:January 29,2024

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor

Updated on: January 21,2024

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor

Updated on:January 21,2024

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread

Updated on: February 18,2024

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread

Updated on:February 18,2024

Family-focused interventions for African Americans with cancer

by Amy Cherry,University of DelawareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe moment you're told the dreaded words: "You have cancer," your life changes forever. A parent diagnosed with

Updated on: April 28,2024

Family-focused interventions for African Americans with cancer

by Amy Cherry,University of DelawareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe moment you're told the dreaded words: "You have cancer," your life changes forever. A parent diagnosed with

Updated on:April 28,2024

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find

Updated on: January 22,2024

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find

Updated on:January 22,2024

Metalloimmunotherapy: Combination of cisplatin and STING agonist into one molecule boosts cancer immune response

by Science China PressSchematic illustration of the construction of conjugates I and II. Schematic illustration of the combinational effects on tumors of the PtIV-MSA-2 conjugates. The PtIV-MSA-2

Updated on: March 30,2024

Metalloimmunotherapy: Combination of cisplatin and STING agonist into one molecule boosts cancer immune response

by Science China PressSchematic illustration of the construction of conjugates I and II. Schematic illustration of the combinational effects on tumors of the PtIV-MSA-2 conjugates. The PtIV-MSA-2

Updated on:March 30,2024

Doctors and molecular engineers working to enlist the immune system to fight cancer

by Sharla A. Paul,University of ChicagoT cells attacking cancer. Credit: royaltystockphotoWhen telling the story of immunotherapy and cancer and how the two battle it out, it's awfully chall

Updated on: May 17,2024

Doctors and molecular engineers working to enlist the immune system to fight cancer

by Sharla A. Paul,University of ChicagoT cells attacking cancer. Credit: royaltystockphotoWhen telling the story of immunotherapy and cancer and how the two battle it out, it's awfully chall

Updated on:May 17,2024

Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusDara Aisner, MD, PhD, and colleagues update recommendations for lung cancer molecular testing. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer CenterLung cancer treatment often

Updated on: March 01,2024

Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusDara Aisner, MD, PhD, and colleagues update recommendations for lung cancer molecular testing. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer CenterLung cancer treatment often

Updated on:March 01,2024

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the US during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

by American Cancer SocietyCOVID-19 and Cancer. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by h

Updated on: February 03,2024

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the US during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

by American Cancer SocietyCOVID-19 and Cancer. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by h

Updated on:February 03,2024

Aumolertinib shows improved progression-free survival in stage III non-small cell lung cancer

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor aumolertinib demonstrated improved progression-

Updated on: September 27,2024

Aumolertinib shows improved progression-free survival in stage III non-small cell lung cancer

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor aumolertinib demonstrated improved progression-

Updated on:September 27,2024